According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 43.8 square miles (113.4 km 2 ), of which, 43.7 square miles (113.3 km 2 ) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km 2 ) of it (0.11%) is water. [ edit ] Demographics As of the census [ 1 ] of 2000, there

Tabor was born in Holland, Vermont to Cornelius Dunham Tabor and Sarah Ferrin. [ 1 ] He was one of five children, one girl and four boys. [ 2 ] [ edit ] Stonemason and storekeeper After training as a stone mason, Tabor left home at age 19 to work the quarries of Maine and Massachusetts

During the 2009-2010 school year, there were 1,683 students enrolled at Mount Tabor . The racial makeup of the students was 48.8% White, 36.94% Black, 6.66% Hispanic, 4.5% Multiracial, 2.92% Asian/Pacific Islander, and 0.18% American Indian. 23% of students were eligible for free or reduced

College , founded by Herbert W. Armstrong , founder and president of the Worldwide Church of God . Tabor earned his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago in 1981 in New Testament and Early Christian Literature, with an emphasis on Christian origins and ancient Judaism , including the Dead Sea

It was named after Mount Tabor Baptist Church (now Tabor City Baptist Church), which itself is named after the biblical Mount Tabor . Originally named Mt. Tabor , the town adopted its current name after postal authorities confused it with Tarboro, North Carolina . Notoriously known as

3 square miles (3.3 km² ).None of the area is covered with water. [ edit ] History Tabor College , ca. 1893 In 1853 the city of Tabor was founded by several Christian clergymen, who were also active abolitionists, (George Gaston, Samuel A. Adams, and Rev. John Todd ) and their

Most of Galilee consists of rocky terrain, at heights of between 500 and 700 metres. There are several high mountains including Mount Tabor and Mount Meron in the region, which have relatively low temperatures and high rainfall. As a result of this climate, flora and wildlife thrive in

is the oldest reservoir of its kind in Central Europe. The historical importance of the city of Tábor ceased only when it was captured by King George of Poděbrady in 1452. The Jordan is 53 hectares in size and is used for swimming in the summer. Though a large part of the ancient fortifications

improving their living conditions and attaining a better future. The majority of Czech's settled around Tabor . Being mostly of the catholic faith, their first concern was to organize a religious community. Church services first started taking place in 1871 at the log home of Vaclav Janda,